King & Wood Mallesons M&A specialist Craig Semple will be making the move to Gilbert + Tobin.  The firm announced today that Semple will be joining the Melbourne office alongside partners Neil Pathak and Ben Macdonald, with a start date of 1 January 2014.

Recent transactions which Semple has advised on include Trust Company’s defence of rival bids by Equity Trustees and Perpetual, Future Fund’s $2 billion acquisition of airport interests from AIX, Australia Post’s acquisition of StarTrack Express and the sale by Melbourne IT of its DBS business division to CSC.

 “Craig’s appointment is a reflection of our continued growth in our leading corporate practice and in our Melbourne office,” said G+T managing partner Danny Gilbert.  “Craig will augment our capacity to undertake the most complex and significant corporate work. Craig will make a significant contribution to the ongoing success of the firm.”